But the biggest benefit is freedom. “I could be working every night of the week,” he says. “I’m in better voice now because I’m not working as much. I don’t have to sing three, four times a week, three or four days in a row. The show’s given me the opportunity to not have to say yes to any gig that popped up. Treme gave me a big ol’ stack of ‘Hmmmmm, I Don’t Think So’ cards.”